Kang Min Kim studies "Jolly Rancher Red" in the Purdue Faculty Art show at Pao Hall as part of his art appreciation assignment.

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TIM BROUK
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In her second year at Purdue University, Christine Wuenschel is introducing herself in a bold way.

The drawing assistant professor works large and her 6-by-8-foot charcoal figure piece, "Mountain I," commands its half of the "Art & Design Faculty Exhibition" at Rueff Galleries, inside Purdue's Pao Hall. The show runs from Monday to Dec. 3.

"One of the biggest things I'm attracted to is my body moving while working on the piece," Wuenschel said. "I don't get as much energy and sometimes they feel awkward when they're small. ... I need this movement and the gestural marks." ...